Failure to report offences will put Fors membership at risk, warns TfL

January 10, 2014 Chris Druce


 

TfL has reminded Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) members that their accreditation could be in jeopardy if they do not immediately tell it of any offences they commit. Following the Metropolitan Police Service’s Operation Safeway, anecdotal evidence suggests there has been a marked increase in the number of PG9s issued to operators by Vosa and the police. One bronze Fors member contacted MT after its re-accreditation was placed in doubt when it received four PG9s. Three were for load restraint […]




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